19: Three numbers, get out of Xuan Ting Martial Arts School!
These three girls likely didn't know.
That the person each of them was describing...
...was actually the same person.
And at this moment, the subject of their descriptions...
...was at home.
"Brother, what are you doing?" Gu Ling huddled in a corner, watching her older brother while shivering.
"How much is your tuition?"
So it was about that.
Phew.
Gu Ling thought she had done something wrong and been found out by her brother. However, at the mention of this, she showed a look of guilt, knowing her parents were worried sick about her schooling.
"Tuition is 50,000 yuan a year. Plus, I have to buy a year's worth of Biological Potions in advance, and there are fees for off-campus group activities and miscellaneous expenses. That's another 100,000 yuan, so it adds up to 150,000 yuan every year."
Three years would be 450,000 yuan.
"My special recruitment subsidy can waive thirty percent of the costs."
"That makes it 315,000 yuan total, or 105,000 yuan per year."
With the special recruitment subsidy...
...it could indeed ease the pressure on the old couple.
But it was still a significant amount.
Gu Chen glanced at his bank card balance and checked his latest messages.
[Your bank card ending in xxxx has received a transfer from 'Xuan Ting Martial Arts Hall' for a total of 23,000 yuan. Current balance: 39,994 yuan.]
He had purchased a blood-qi bracelet.
Combined with today's deposit...
...Gu Chen had now accumulated 40,000 yuan.
"Listen to me, I'll pay your tuition. Don't tell Old Gu yet; he cares a lot about Face and is far too stubborn."
"Brother, where did you get so much money?"
Gu Chen gave a gentle smile upon hearing this. "Your brother is already a Martial Artist. For a Martial Artist, making money is incredibly easy. Be good and listen; Mom and Dad are getting older, it's time for them to rest."
Gu Ling was first pleasantly surprised, then as she looked at her brother, her eyes grew moist. She couldn't hold it in and wailed, "Waaah! Brother, I'll definitely become a powerful Martial Artist in the future. When you're old and can't walk, I'll take care of you!"
"Get lost."
Gu Chen was speechless.
He rubbed her little head and then returned to his own room.
Opening his phone...
...he saw a new message had been sent over.
[Lapis Lazuli Colored Leaf sent you a message.]
[Lapis Lazuli Colored Leaf: Are you there?]
Gu Chen was speechless.
This was the Ye Qingxuan he had added today.
This name... was a bit edgy.
But then Gu Chen glanced at his own username, 'Dust Shading Heaven'.
Fine!
Never mind then.
It was a bit embarrassing.
[Dust Shading Heaven: I'm here.]
[Lapis Lazuli Colored Leaf: May I ask how many Cal of blood-qi you have right now?]
[Dust Shading Heaven: 「Image」]
The image Gu Chen sent was of his Qi and Blood Detection Ring, and the blood-qi level shown on it was 465 Cal.
[Lapis Lazuli Colored Leaf: You're a monster. I've never seen anyone reach this level of Physical Body with that amount of blood-qi.]
[Dust Shading Heaven: Just a fluke.]
[Lapis Lazuli Colored Leaf: Let's Cultivate together if there's a chance in the future.]
[Dust Shading Heaven: Okay.]
Meanwhile...
...inside a luxury mansion, Ye Qingxuan, wearing pink pajamas, buried herself deep within her thick bedding.
So embarrassing!
She rarely chatted with others.
When others spoke to her, she was concise and very cold.
This was her first time chatting with someone like this, and she had even proactively invited him to Cultivate together.
As a result, she felt like ants were crawling all over her body.
So awkward.
The conversation had totally stalled.
However...
"465 Cal of blood-qi, yet he has a Brilliant Gold Physical Body."
This was the first time she had been so interested in a Martial Artist of the same age.
If others knew about this...
...their jaws would surely drop. "I need to make money."
In the morning...
...Gu Chen was awakened by a strong desire to make money.
He first went into the Ancient God Forest to start farming for gold. His luck today was quite good; Gu Chen found three Moon Blade Rabbits and even caught a Black Armored Sheep, earning a total of 25,000 yuan in rewards.
Then, Gu Chen simply began to Cultivate inside the Xuan Ting Martial Arts Hall.
Jiang Hewei had found a private training room for him.
After completing the Hematopoiesis Stimulation Movement Set, Gu Chen finished his nutritional meal. His body began to boil, and the upper universe body factors began to grow.
Once Gu Chen finished digesting the upper universe body factors...
[Blood-qi: 605 Cal]
His Physical Body had reached six hundred Cal!
If Gu Chen's rate of improvement were to get out, it would surely leave everyone dumbfounded. Hadn't it only been three days since he became a Martial Artist?
An increase of five hundred Cal of blood-qi?
Are you even human?
"By the time of the college entrance exam, I should be able to reach the blood-qi limit for Body Tempering," Gu Chen estimated to himself, then broke into a smile.
However, just then, he suddenly heard some noise outside. Curious, he walked out of the training room, his gaze abruptly turning cold.
At that moment, Jiang Hewei was being surrounded by a group of young men.
Her pretty Face was pale.
"I already said, we must have a training room today. What, is your Xuan Ting Martial Arts Hall so big, ranked seventy-second in the Imperial Capital, and yet you don't even have a single training room?"
These people were clearly here to cause trouble.
They were currently blocking Jiang Hewei.
"What's going on?" Gu Chen walked over and whispered beside Jiang Hewei.
"These people are likely from the martial arts hall next door. They come over every few days to challenge us or cause trouble; basically, they just don't get along with us. They probably saw that the hall members are all out on missions, so they came here to make a mess."
Is that so?
Gu Chen's gaze swept over them.
He found that these people were indeed all Martial Artists.
Their blood-qi was quite active; they should all be Martial Artists with around five hundred Cal of blood-qi.
"What? Are you a member of this Xuan Ting Martial Arts Hall? You look a bit unfamiliar."
The leading Young Man narrowed his eyes, his expression revealing ill intent and provocation.
"I am not a member of the Xuan Ting Martial Arts Hall, but she is my friend." Gu Chen pointed at Jiang Hewei and shielded her behind him. The fact that Gu Chen had been able to become a Martial Artist so smoothly was all because Jiang Hewei had pleaded on his behalf to open the Body Tempering Induction Machine specifically for him once, and she had helped him a lot over the past few days.
Gu Chen was one to repay kindness.
Seeing Jiang Hewei being bullied...
...he certainly wouldn't stand idly by. He said with a cold expression, "I'll give you three seconds. Get out of the Xuan Ting Martial Arts Hall now, or else Face the consequences."
Hearing Gu Chen's words...
...these Martial Artists immediately broke into mocking laughter.
"Face the consequences? What a big talker! Hahahaha! Where did this green boy come from? He must still be just a high schooler!"
"Not very old, but quite the mouth on him!"
"Scram quickly! Otherwise, you're in for it, kid!"
Jiang Hewei tugged at Gu Chen's sleeve and whispered, "The leader is named Wang Kaihe. His blood-qi has likely reached 500 Cal. You go back and Cultivate quickly. They'll leave after making a fuss for a while, it's fine."
Clearly, this sort of thing had happened more than once or twice.
Gu Chen's gaze swept across the Xuan Ting Martial Arts Hall and saw that many people had been driven away by the commotion, fearing they would be dragged into trouble.
And so, his cold voice rang out.
"Three."
"Two."
"One!"
The Faces of those Martial Artists instantly darkened.